Opening Doors: Gender Equality in the Middle East and North Africa
Jun 15, 2013 / Highlight
On April 5, Inger Andersen, World Bank Vice President for the MENA region and Tara Vishwanath, World Bank Lead Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management group, were at the CMI to present the report “Opening Doors: Gender Equality and Development in the Middle East and North Africa”.
The report identifies a whole set of...
Open Government Initiative
Feb 20, 2013 / Program
Lead Organization
The World Bank.
Partners
Droit et Justice (Moroccan Non-Governmental Organization); Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training; Justice Center for Legal Aid (Jordan); Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA); European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ); Open Society Institute; UK Consultation Institute;...
MENApolis Workshop - Tunis
Feb 20, 2013 / Highlight
The MENApolis project is a prospective study showing urban sprawl and demographic trends in Mediterranean cities, available on Google Earth and Google Map.
It shows urban population figures from 1960 to 2010, and it makes use of statistical and spatial data as well as of satellite imagery to predict urbanization trends by 2030.
Thus, the study...
Employment and Social Protection
Jan 08, 2013 / Program
Lead Organizations
French Development Agency (AFD), The World Bank.
Partners
International Labor Organization (ILO) and European Training Foundation (ETF), an agency of the European Union.
Challenges
Low job creation in MENA and high unemployment rates for young, women and graduates.
Mismatch between labor market needs and skills as developed...
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